His game could be quite boring too. I mean, he does everything well (except volleys), but tennis fans are used to the polar- opposite images of Federer, the shot-making artist, and Nadal, the top-spinning brute. They both attract a great deal of fans for being on one end of the extreme alone. Let's face it, people like winners, but moreover, people like winners who have style. Djokovic currently is miles behind Federer and Nadal in that department.

Don't you think he is less popular because he was never party of one of the greatest rivalries of all time.
The upcoming young Spanyard challenging the future GOAT.
Or how about his freaking booooring game.
There's really nothing attractive about his game, ugly strokes, grinding....
Fed's the greatest shotmaker of all time, having it all.
Nadal's producing a freakish amount of spin, fighting spirit...

Federer and Nadal were there first, fans for a few years tended to fall into one of those camps. Djokovic will always be playing catch up.

Plus I know a lot of Federer fans dont like the way Nadal plays but it made for a great match up(if you were a Nadal fan!). Djokovic's matchups with either Federer or Nadal dont seem to produce the same excitement.

Don't you think he is less popular because he was never party of one of the greatest rivalries of all time.
The upcoming young Spanyard challenging the future GOAT.
Or how about his freaking booooring game.
There's really nothing attractive about his game, ugly strokes, grinding....
Fed's the greatest shotmaker of all time, having it all.
Nadal's producing a freakish amount of spin, fighting spirit...

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Nadal-Federer?? A rivalry? :shock: Fed hasn't beat Nadal at a slam since Nadal hit his prime.. That was 5-6 years ago.

Djokovic is a great guy. The thing for him is that Federer and Nadal combo outright dominated everything, everywhere for six season pretty much. That is a long time in tennis, and would have had a huge amount of fans emotionally invested in them, because they were the face of tennis for so long.

Djokovic has had to fight hard just to break through the Fedal era, and show that he also is a natural born champion just like those two are, but it takes time to change things around. Fans have been captivated and enthralled by the personalities, the matches, the style of Roger and Rafa, and they were the only story for so so long.

Novak took the first step back in 2011, but he is going to have to show the world that he is a champion with a heart, with passion and continue to do the best he can. That is all he can do, and let the chips fall where they will.

The fact that Roger and Rafa are still active sort of keeps him from truly getting all fans. He may keep winning, but circumstances made those other 2 that popular and revered and as long as they are around I can't see Novak winning a popularity contest against them. Like it's been said, Rafa vs Roger, polar opposites, legend killer vs greatest of all time, etc.

Djokovic is the least likeable #1 player since Lendl. His PONG game is boring. Textbook/robotic game that is snooze inducing. He is not charismatic like Federer and Nadal. Look at his facebook followers. Nothing compared to Federer and Nadal. His fan base is smallish. He looks like a nerd. He can try to be a comedian but that's not enough. He doesn't have the x-factor. His best slam(4 of his 6 slams won) is the AO which has the least history and tradition and is considered the mickey mouse slam by some people.

Cvac is just unfortunate looking. It also doesn't help that he's aging so fast, making him look even worse. Oh, and he also has a lousy personality with a duller than dishwater game. There's a reason he is still not popular, even after dominating the tour for 2 years, and being around for even longer than that.

Djokovic is a great guy. The thing for him is that Federer and Nadal combo outright dominated everything, everywhere for six season pretty much. That is a long time in tennis, and would have had a huge amount of fans emotionally invested in them, because they were the face of tennis for so long.

Djokovic has had to fight hard just to break through the Fedal era, and show that he also is a natural born champion just like those two are, but it takes time to change things around. Fans have been captivated and enthralled by the personalities, the matches, the style of Roger and Rafa, and they were the only story for so so long.

Novak took the first step back in 2011, but he is going to have to show the world that he is a champion with a heart, with passion and continue to do the best he can. That is all he can do, and let the chips fall where they will.

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how can there be posters like you here and, well, the rest of these clowns.

the only problem is that novak seems to want to be the popular guy... he tries to be the fun guy, the entertainer, the dancer, the shirt ripper* and such... he's obviously the most hollywood minded player of the mens tour.

that's why it's a topic of discussion. If he was comfortable not being the media and tennis fan darling then it wouldn't really be a 'problem' as such.

* This contasts badly with his tennis. you can't push your way to a victory and then rip your shirt off... especially when you're kinda skinny. it looks odd.

Cvac is just unfortunate looking. It also doesn't help that he's aging so fast, making him look even worse. Oh, and he also has a lousy personality with a duller than dishwater game. There's a reason he is still not popular, even after dominating the tour for 2 years, and being around for even longer than that.

Nole will get super popular if he keeps on winning, trust me. Nadal is a global star and he barely speaks english, picks his butt between points and has to have his water bottles perfectly aligned. No one cares because he is a consistent champion. Nole speaks English very well and is fairly charismatic.

Wow, it must suck to be Djoker with only the fourth highest number of Facebook followers for a tennis player. He has over two million seven hundred thousand likes but I guess he should just go ahead and commit hari kari out of the shame of it all.

Nole will get super popular if he keeps on winning, trust me. Nadal is a global star and he barely speaks english, picks his butt between points and has to have his water bottles perfectly aligned. No one cares because he is a consistent champion. Nole speaks English very well and is fairly charismatic.

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Well, haters care
He's still very popular because his game is more fun (IMO) and identifiable, is sweet and good looking... and well, there was a whole thread about this.

Well, haters care
He's still very popular because his game is more fun (IMO) and identifiable, is sweet and good looking... and well, there was a whole thread about this.

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I think so too. Nadal was always attractive, but as he has gotten older he has gotten even better looking. Cvac started off unfortunate looking, and is only going downhill from there. He looks older than Fed does, yet he is 6 years younger. I think he looks downright sickly and unhealthy. He is a walking skeleton.

I also think Fed is another guy who got better looking as he got older. Look at him back in 2003 at Wimby and try and tell me differently. Lol.